confederatie

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French confédération, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin cōnfoederātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔn.feː.dəˈraː.(t)si/

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• Hyphenation: con‧fe‧de‧ra‧tie
• Rhymes: -aːtsi

Noun

confederatie f (plural confederaties, diminutive confederatietje n)

1. a confederation; a union or alliance of (largely) independent sovereign states or political organizations

   Synonym: statenbond

   Coordinate terms: bondsstaat, eenheidsstaat, federatie

Usage notes

In Belgian politics, the word is used by some parties to describe a federation where most decision power rests with the regional governments and parliaments.

Related terms

• confederaal
• confederalisme
• confedereren